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2024 Ford Ranger Engine Problems

Complaints
10about this part
Share
10%of 96 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the engine of the 2024 Ford Ranger, 10% of the 96 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was slowing down, foot off of throttle, to make a left turn. After completing turn and wanting to speed up, I had no throttle response for 2 or 3 seconds. Then all of a sudden back to normal. There was no accident. This has happened before, at least 3 times. Same/similar circumstances and result. I have not taken it to the dealer yet after reading other owners doing so and was not resolved.”

NHTSA complaint #11683130, filed 2025-08

“My 2024 Ford Ranger XLT 2W has been suddenly losing power or stumbling upon initial acceleration. This has been occurring intermittently. My truck now has approximately 20,000 miles. The problem has become increasingly frequent. It seems to occur most often when accelerating from a complete stop. The loss of power can last for several seconds, then normal power is regained. Several times, the truck has lost power while making a left turn. It simply will not accelerate, and I find that I am stuck, unable to complete my turn and clear the oncoming traffic. …”

NHTSA complaint #11731068, filed 2026-04

“while driving between 5-10 MPH on a dry, smooth paved road, the transmission began cycling through 4WD modes and began shifting from normal mode to 4WD Sand mode, i was able to pull over and park, but the transmission continued shifting and fully transitioned to 4WD mode. This is the second time it has occurred, the first time the transmission fully switched 4WD and i was barely able to pull off the road to reset it. after first issue, dealership noted the following 3131 confirmed concern. pulled codes with FDRS and found P05D3 in ABS module. …”

NHTSA complaint #11693898, filed 2025-10

“My truck has selectable drive modes. These drive modes control steering effort, suspension, shift points, the four-wheel drive system, ABS, and exhaust. My truck changes drive modes on its own without any input. Going down the highway, my truck is tried to go into rock crawl modes several times. If this happens, my truck will go into four low and the components above will be affected. A cursory Google search leads to a forum where 10 pages of people have reported this problem. It is scary to think that my truck has the potential to change drive modes on its own. …”

NHTSA complaint #11766512, filed 2026-09

“My 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor has been suddenly losing power or stumbling upon initial acceleration. This has been occurring intermittently since it was nearly new. My truck now has approximately 10,500 miles. The problem has become increasingly frequent. It seems to occur most often when accelerating from a complete stop. The loss of power can last for several seconds, then afterwards, normal power is regained. It poses a safety risk since it has nearly caused collisions. Several times, the truck has lost power while making a left turn in front of oncoming traffic. …”

NHTSA complaint #11728371, filed 2026-03

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026111%
20251227%
20241010%
2023317%
2022616%
20211311%
20201612%
20192710%
201121%
201043%
200932%
200841%
200710%
2006124%
200572%
200472%
200394%
200262%
200161%
200061%
199951%
199831%
199741%
199620%
199510%
199310%
199211%
199011%
198923%

Other parts of the 2024 Ford Ranger

Transmission and drivetrain
39 complaints
Electrical system
30 complaints
Other or unknown
11 complaints
Body and structure
10 complaints
Fuel system
8 complaints
Brakes
7 complaints
Steering
6 complaints
Air bags
4 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2024 Ford Ranger

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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